Hat-protector.



B. M. STOVER.

HAT PROTECTOR.

APPLlcAloN FILED AuG.31.1915.

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To all whom t may concern Be it known that lf, BELLE M. STOVER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Fair Oaks, in the county ofSacramento and State of California, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Hat-Protectors, of which the following' is aspecification. n

This invention relates to improvements 1n cushions for hats.

The object of the invention is to provide a device which is adapted tobe inserted between the sweat band or leather and the hat proper topreserve the hat from the perspiration which may penetrate the hatleather and at the same time provide a soft and agreeable substancebetween the head of the wearer and the hard body of the hat.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cushion which, whilesoft and yieldable so as to make itself readily adjustable, comprises anon-absorbent device which may be constructed at a minimum cost andwhich requires no particular skill or instruments for positioning thesame within the hat.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in thenovel construe tion of hat cushions hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the drawing: Figure l is a view illustrating the improvement inapplied position upon a hat, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of theimprovement, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

n the drawing, the numeral l designates a hat and 2 the sweat bandthereof.

rlhe numeral 3 designates the cushion which is interposed between thehat band and the hat proper. The cushion 3 is constructed of. anintermediate layer of oiled silk 4, layers of paper 5 arranged adjacentthe opposite sides of the silk and outer 'opies of this patent may beobtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Specification of LettersPatent.

Application led August 31, 1915.

layers of near silk, designated by the numeral 6. These layers aresecured together by a heat and pressure, such as heated irons or thelike, and when completed, the article provides a central thickenedportion which curves upon one of its faces toward its opposite edges,the said curved face being of a crescent form. The edges of the articlethus provided are bound through the medium of suitable tape 7, thelatter being stitched to the said article.

An article constructed as can be manufactured at an extremely smallcost. rlhe article is not susceptible to the penetration of moisture, iselastic, is soft, and can be readily adjusted to accommodate itself tothe various sizes of hats so that the same may be comfortably worn.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A cushion member adapted to be inserted between the sweat band of a hatand the hat proper, constructed of a plurality of strips ofnon-absorbent material which are arranged one against the other andsubjected to heat and to pressure to form a cushion which iserescent-shape in plan, a continuous binding element surrounding theedges of the strips and having flanges which overlie the opposite facesof the cushions, and the said flanges being connected to the cushion bystitches which also pass transversely through the edges of the stripscomprising the cushion.

In testimony whereof l aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BELLE M. STOVER.

above described Witnesses GEO. P. ROBINSON, GEO. H. RICHARDS.

Commissioner or Patente,

Washington, D. C.

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